Quick bump... looking at a hyster 4k lift, thinking it's 2004ish in age. The transmission seems to be slipping and on its way out. Are these things worth messing with? What does a transmission run for something like that? I'd also imagine it'd a huge pain in the ass to get out but I have no idea
Unless it’s a 71c trans, run.
if the trans is truly slipping. Check inching pedal adjustments first.
you can get yourself in a several thousand dollar repair bill for a trans rebuild on a lift that’s not worth it. Haven’t done a lot of trans work on lifts. There’s a reason. Trans is junk, everything else probably already junk or right behind it. The duramatch and powershifts are complicated hyster-Yale units.
I am also curious. I am sure mine is slipping, at full throttle it does not move very well.
Also need a radiator fornit, where can I get one, pretty sure theres a car crossover part for it?
And brakes. I have almost none. E brake wont hold either.
Thanks, resident forklift experta!
Both of you need to check inching pedal adjustments. If that is out of wack, you’ll burn a trans up quick. It’ll act like it’s slipping, because it’s trying to go into neutral.
As for brakes, if that thing has dry drums, it’s not that hard to check them out. First Try adjusting knob under park brake lever (if my memory is right that one has a knob just below it).
If if that doesn’t give you some park brake, you need to check shoe adjustment. They adjust same as a full float truck drum. If they won’t adjust up, check brakes hydraulics. If they won’t adjust and bleed up to a good pedal, pull wheels, axleshafts and yank the drums. You’ll generally know pretty quick.
Based on your lift not having service brakes or parking brakes, your shoes are out of adjustment or they’re worn. Shoes need to be re-arc’ed when shoes are replaced. This ensures the mating surface is optimal with the new shoe arc matching the drum arc. Prevents the center of the shoe radius from doing all of the braking.
If if you have wet brakes, I’m sorry.
call the dealer.
As for the radiator, what’s goin on with it? Busted end tank, leak in the aluminum? I’d see what a radiator repair place could do first. Got my end tank replaced for $95 on a radiator that was gunna cost me $1,400 from Toyota. Very rarely will you find something automotive that will drop in on these, especially since you have a larger lift, all kinds of weird single application radiators have been built for these things over the years.
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